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EU's Dombrovskis says he held 'cordial and candid' meeting with Scott Bessent
The European Union's economy commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis said on Friday he had held a 'cordial and candid' meeting with ...
Sen. Warren Asks Bessent for Details of Investor Meeting
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass) asked Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to disclose details of a closed-door investor meeting ...
Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into shouting match in West Wing
Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent got into a shouting match last week, two White House officials confirmed to ...
Inside the WWE-style screaming match between Elon Musk and Scott Bessent outside Oval Office
Doge leader Elon Musk and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent engaged in a loud verbal altercation outside the Oval Office over ...
Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had heated argument in halls of the White House: sources
It’s no secret President Trump has put together a team of people who are incredibly passionate about the issues impacting our ...
US Treasury's Bessent encouraged by 'productive' Japan, South Korea trade talks
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent was encouraged by "productive" early trade talks with Japan and South Korea this week, ...
Elon Musk and Scott Bessent had a ‘very loud’ shouting match in the West Wing: ‘two billionaire, middle-aged men thinking it was WWE’
The argument blew up during a meeting between the two wealthy Trump officials in the West Wing, at which point “F bombs ...
Bessent says IMF and World Bank need reform and there’s an ‘opportunity for a big deal’ with China
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has played a balancing act trying to reassure nervous investors that the U.S. would maintain ...
UK's Reeves talks trade with US's Bessent after stressing EU ties
British finance minister Rachel Reeves met U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Friday to discuss a trade deal, shortly ...
US Treasury's Bessent urges Asian Development Bank to move towards ending China loans
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent urged Asian Development Bank President Masato Kanda to take concrete steps towards ending loans to China, the Treasury said on Friday. During a bilateral meeting, ...
Scott Bessent says the World Bank and IMF need a total overhaul: ‘Mission creep has knocked these institutions off course’
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, in remarks to the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday, said the two agencies ...